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enWake up and smell the air http://cseindia.org/content/wake-and-smell-air
<p>Our health is not on anybody&rsquo;s agenda. Or, we just don&rsquo;t seem to make the connections between the growing burden of disease and the deteriorating condition of our environment. We don&rsquo;t really believe the science, which tells us each passing day how toxins affect our bodies, leading to high rates of both morbidity and mortality. It is true that it is difficult to establish cause and effect, but we know more than enough to say that air pollution is today a leading cause of both disease and death in India and other parts of South Asia.</p>
<p><a href="http://cseindia.org/content/wake-and-smell-air" target="_blank">read more</a></p>BlogsAir PollutionChulhas (Cookstoves)DieselDown to earthHealthHealth EffectsHeart DiseasesIndiaIndoor Air PollutionSouth AsiaSunita NarainToxinsWomenThu, 28 Feb 2013 20:34:01 +0000Sunita Narain4853 at http://cseindia.orgBriefshttp://cseindia.org/content/briefs-3
<p><strong>Toxic neighbours</strong><br />
Happy that a petrol pump&rsquo;s right next to your home? Here&rsquo;s something to worry about. It has been found that if you live within a 100 metre radius of a petrol pump, you are vulnerable to cancer because of the high level of pollution. Airborne chemicals, coming mostly from unburned fuel evaporating during refilling of the stations&rsquo; storage tanks, during automobile refueling and from spillage, are to blame for this health hazard.</p>
<p><strong>Data quantified</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://cseindia.org/content/briefs-3" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://cseindia.org/content/briefs-3#commentsFeature ServiceFeature ServiceHealthIndiaPhysical DisabilityScience & TechnologyWomenTue, 05 Apr 2011 04:27:08 +0000rawat2324 at http://cseindia.orgOsteoporosis connectionhttp://cseindia.org/content/osteoporosis-connection
<p><strong>By Ipsita Sarkar</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://cseindia.org/content/osteoporosis-connection" target="_blank">read more</a></p>Feature ServiceFeature ServiceHealthIndiaPhysical DisabilityScience & TechnologyWomenTue, 05 Apr 2011 04:24:40 +0000rawat2323 at http://cseindia.org